Stake for holding concrete forms



Dec. 31, 1929. G. G. CUCOLO 1,741,829

STAKE FOR HOLDING CONCRETE FORMS Filed Nov. '7. 1927 INVENTOR eraida 6. Cueolo Patented Dec. 31, 1929 UNITED STATES GERARDO G. CUCOLO, OF WATERBURY, CONNECTICUT STAKE FOR HOLDING CONCRETE FORMS Application filed November 7, 1927. Serial No. 231,471.

This invention relates to concrete form devices, and more particularly to a stake for temporarily holding a concrete form along the edge of a sidewalk prior to the pouring operation.

One object of this invention is to provide a concrete form-holding stake of the above nature having a depending hook for embracing the top and sides'of the form.

A further object is to provide a concrete form-holding stake of the above nature which may be removed before the concrete is poured without disturbing the form in any way.

A further object is to provide a concrete form stake of the above nature which will be extremely simple in construction, inexpensive to manufacture, economical of time and lumher, easy to install and manipulate, compact,

and very eflicient and durable in use.

has been illustrated on the accompanying.

drawings one form in which the invention may be conveniently embodied in practice.

Fig. 1 represents a side view of the concrete form-holding stake.

Fig. 2 is a front view of the same, showing in dotted lines a concrete form in assembled position.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view of a pair of concrete forms and showing a pair of holding stakes driven into the ground in operating position.

Fig. 4 is a sectional view of the same with the earth tamped against the outer sides of the concrete forms preparatory to pouring the concrete.

Fig. 5 is a sectional view of the same after the concrete has been poured and the stakes have been removed.

Fig. 6 is a view of the completed sidewalk after the removal of the forms.

It has been customary in the past when laying concrete sidewalks, roadways, or the like, to hold the lateral plank forms in position by the use of stakes driven into the ground, said stakes being fastened to the forms by nails.

By means of the present invention the above and other disadvantages have been avoided by providing an improved form or iii) metal stake which may be used over and over again without wearing out. Moreover, the present device entirely eliminates the use of nails and wooden stakes, and one man can take care of the whole job, whereas three men were formerly required.

Referring now to the drawings in which like reference numerals denote corresponding parts throughout the several views, the nu meral 10 indicates a relatively wide top Iran-- dlemember, from one side of which depends an elongated narrow ground-engagin leg 11. The leg 11 is provided with a pointed end 12 for facilitating penetration in the ground 12 outside a lateral form 13, herein shown as a 1 wooden plank, when the stake is driven in by hammer blows on the top of the handle 10.

In order to hold the two lateral concrete forms 13 in proper position alongthe edge of a sidewalk, roadway, or other surface, the stake is provided with an offset downwardly extending relatively short interior hook eX- tension 14, said=hook extension 14 being spaced from and parallel to said leg 11 and being adapted to fit about the top and inside surfaces of said form.

The form-holding stake is preferably, but not necessarily, constructed of metal, such as cast iron, and provision is made of a curved shoulder 15 at the unction between the handle;

10 and the hook 14 for insuring a strong casting and producing a more attractive appearance. The bottom of the hook 14 is also rounded on its inside edge 16 so as to prevent scratching, or otherwise injuring the wooden form 13 when the stake is being driven into position.

In operation, the lateral forms 13 are first laid upon both sides of the walk or roadway at the proper distance apart. The operator, while holding a form with one hand, will drive in the stakes with the other hand, so i the concrete 18 so that recesses will not be left in the finished walk. The remainder of the stakes will then be removed successively during the pouring operation just before the concrete reaches them, the banks of earth 17 preventing the lateral forms 13 from moving outward. After the concrete 18 has set, the forms 13 may be removed, and the walk will then be ready for use.

While there has been disclosed in this specification one form in which the invention may be embodied, it is to be understood that this form is shown for the purpose of illustration only, and that the invention is not to be limited to the specific disclosure but may be modified and embodied in various other forms without departing from its spirit. In short, the invention includes all the modifications and embodiments coming within the scope of the following claim.

Having thus fully described the invention, what is claimed as new, and for which is it desired to secure Letters Patent, is:

In a concrete form holding stake, an elongated vertical leg of rectangular cross-section, said leg being provided with a relatively thick hammer-blow-receiving section at its top end, and a pointed ground-penetrating section at its bottom end, and an offset integral downWardly-extending vertical hook member of rectangular section on one side of said leg, the fiat inner faces of said leg and hook fitting against and embracing the concrete form and serving to prevent relative twisting of said stake.

In testimony whereof, I have aifixed my signature to this specification.

GERARDO G. GUCOLO. 

